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Impeachment as safety net
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines - The whole point of the impeachment process is to save the nation from one who does not deserve to be in office. It is not meant to be an instrument of punishment. Punishment can follow in a criminal proceeding if impeachment succeeds or when the official concerned leaves office.
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A 'religion of secrecy'
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines - Ironically, three months before Watergate, US President Richard M. Nixon had this quote:
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Clemency options
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines -- The recent decision of the Sandiganbayan pronouncing former President Joseph Estrada guilty of plunder has been followed by explorations of the possibility of making him a recipient of executive clemency.
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Guardians of opacity
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines - I like the word opaque. It is such a rich word. It primarily means impervious to light so that images cannot be seen through it.
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The Argentinean amparo
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines - In my column last week I wrote about the birth of recurso de amparo and its development in Mexico.
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The Mexican amparo
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines - Several bar examinations ago the first item in the Bar Examination Questions for Political Law was “What is a writ of amparo?” There was a lot of head scratching among the examinees upon seeing the question.
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The continuing skirmishes
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines - There are certain things which, like weeds, refuse to die. They might disappear for a while, but in time they crop up again and again.
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Filipino or Pilipino or Tagalog?
by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
MANILA, Philippines -- Sometime last week the Batasan gallery was treated to a heated debate about language. The spectacle was not quite as raucous as brawls in the Taiwan legislature but it raised some sticky problems which remain unresolved.
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